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Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, Tunde Bakare and many of Nigeria’s best will be auctioned off to guests at a fundraiser event by Enough Is Enough (EiE) Nigeria on Sunday, April 15, 2018.
A statement by the group, a copy of which was made available to News Express, said the event would take place at Harbour Point, Victoria Island, Lagos from 6pm to 10pm on the said April 15.
“Opportunity to spend time with the two leaders will be given to guests who are willing to walk away with funds that will go into EiE’s RSVP and Office of the Citizen programmes.
Other celebrities; Akin Oyebode, Omawumi, Banky W, 2 Baba, Kelechi Amadi-Obi, The Ighodalos, Lanre Olusola, Ibukun Awosika, The Adeyemis, Aisha Oyebode, Tonye Cole, Funke Bucknor and Jumoke Adenowo will also be auctioned,” the statement said.
It added: “The auction event would have entertainment, music and dinner with a group of specially invited thought leaders.
“The fundraiser is aimed at raising awareness on the need for voter education among youths in the country to take the right actions which may influence the type of candidates to be voted for in the 2019 General Elections.”
EiE Nigeria, a popular non-governmental organisation known to drive campaigns on the power of the citizenry and the need to educate the populace on ways to hold the government accountable for its decisions, invited interested bidders to make their offers for the auction event on the organisation’s Light A Candle platform: http://eie.ng/lightacandle.